Welcome to Jingo ...

Jingo is located in Ohio County<1>.

The location of Jingo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jingo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Jingo is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jingo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Jingo (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Jingo: (270)

Communities Also Named Jingo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jingo - they are located in Kansas, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jingo.

Communities near Jingo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jingo.

• Beaver Dam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Livermore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Caneyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Whitesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
• Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Centertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• McHenry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
• Rockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jingo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jingo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jingo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jingo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jingo. See our Newspapers Page for Jingo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jingo ...

Looking for more information about Jingo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jingo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jingo.

Adding Jingo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jingo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jingo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jingo post office opened in 1894.

We also found Jingo on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jingo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jingo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/